Arthur Charles Townley (December 30, 1880 – November 7, 1959) was an American Socialist Party organizer best known for creating the Non-Partisan League, which adopted as its platform most of the immediate demands put forward by the Socialists. The League was a grassroots organization of North Dakota farmers which unexpectedly swept to victory in the state elections of 1916. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Socialist Party is the name of several different political parties around the world that are explicitly called Socialist though some are Social Democratic and some are not. ... The Non-Partisan League was a political organization that was founded in 1915 in the United States by socialist A. C. Townley. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word Graswurzel, is a movement organized by a network of citizens. ... Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 19th 183 272 km² 340 km 545 km 2. ...

Townley was a thriving flax farmer near Beach, North Dakota who was financially ruined in 1912 by a combination of an early frost and the fluctuations of a speculative grain market. After running unsuccessfully for the state legislature on the Socialist ticket in 1914, he abandoned the Socialists and criss-crossed the state in a borrowed Model-A Ford, signing up members in a new political party called the Non-Partisan League. His message resonated with the grievances of small farmers against the exploitative big interests, the Minneapolis grain millers and the eastern banks.

In 1916 the Non-Partisan League candidate, Lynn Frazier, won the North Dakota gubernatorial election, and in 1919 the state legislature enacted the entire League program, consisting of state-owned banks, mills, grain elevators and hail insurance agencies. However, the political winds soon turned, and Frazier became the first U.S. state governor to be recalled - the only one until California's Gray Davis in 2003. Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874 - January 11, 1947) was a U.S. Senator from North Dakota (1923-1941) and the Governor of that state from 1917 until being recalled in 1921. ... Joseph Graham Davis Jr. ...

Townley's popularity declined in turn. In 1934, he ran for Governor of Minnesota and later disappeared from public life. He was an insurance salesman when he was killed in a car-truck accident in 1959. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...